RT News - April 13 2023 (09:00 MSK)

China says the military drills around Taiwan were a 'serious warning' to separatist forces, amid growing pro-independent rhetoric largely backed by Washington. Syria and Iran are restoring relations with Saudi Arabia - turning from mutual disdain - to unity and co-operation, as Riyadh discusses Damascus' return to the Arab League. Russia's ambassador to the UN calls on the West to 'abandon its neo-colonial habits' in Africa following criticism for strengthening bilateral ties with Mali. RT's Murad Gazdiev explains how Russian mortar crews break down Ukrainian forces, as Kiev plans an offensive in the Lugansk Republic.